Description

Deliciously sweet. This variety has a similar shape to Bartlett, but features higher sugar content. Its brilliant, bright-red skin makes it a dramatic dessert pear. Good when eaten fresh or canned. Originates from Victoria, Australia, in the early 1930s and introduced circa 1959. Ripens in late August. Best pollinators: Starking® Delicious™ or Moonglow. See more Recommended Pollinators below.

Characteristics

Bloom Color

White

Fruit Color

Red

Fruit Size

Medium

Pollination

Pollinator Needed

Ripens/Harvest

Late August

Shade/Sun

Full Sun

Soil Composition

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Well Drained

Soil pH Level

6.0 - 7.0

Taste

Sweet

Texture

Firm

Years to Bear

4 - 6

Zone Range

5 - 8

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range
5 - 8

My Hardiness Zone
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The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering.

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

The mature size of this variety depends on the version you choose to plant:

Standard

18 - 20' Tall X 12 - 13' Wide

Dwarf

8 - 10' Tall X 6 - 7' Wide

Recommended Spacing

The space needed for this variety to grow depends on the size you plant:

Standard

18 - 20'

Dwarf

8 - 10'

Recommended Pollinators

This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.

Cross-pollination by a different variety is key to its growing and bearing success. Our experts recommend planting one of the following within 50' for optimum pollination.

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This one came really small, like a little and thin branch. It was kind of difficult to imagine that one day this branch can be a standard pear tree! The whole last season it didn't change much, until the root system got establish and then, this season, this "branch" suddenly became a pretty small tree, which is intensively keeps growing. It is too early talk about pears yet, but I'm hoping to see and have fruits very soon. I still have to learn a lot about gardening, because I just started my first fruit and nut tree garden, as well as vegetable garden, only two years ago. Thanks to Stark Bros customer service: they help a lot! Hope to have more trees from this nursery later, when I would learn more about care for the trees.